He Yiming looked at the respectful and submissive Xie Family members and sighed inwardly.
Before he had advanced to the Xiantian Realm, they had been courteous to him, but not to this extent. After he had advanced to the Xiantian Realm and made a promise to Hsieh Chih-en that he would help him break through to the Xiantian Realm within three years, their attitude towards him had become extremely respectful.
Especially Hsieh Chih-en, this century-old man, who actually behaved like a disciple.
He suddenly had an idea and asked, "Senior Xie, if there is a Xiantian Realm expert to protect me, will all the Houtian Realm experts at Inner Strength Level Ten be able to break through this barrier?"
Hsieh Chih-en laughed bitterly and said, "Mr. He, this is simply impossible." He shook his head slightly and sighed, "A Xiantian Realm expert can only increase the tolerance of the meridians so that when breaking through, the body won't explode and die. In order to truly break through, one has to rely on their own efforts. Either they have to be a Houtian Realm Level Ten expert with dual attributes, or they have to be an ultimate Neidan refined from a five-hundred-year-old Neidan. Even if these conditions are met, it only means that there is a chance to break through the limit. As for whether or not you can break through … "
Seeing the old man's hesitant expression, He Yiming instantly understood.
He sighed inwardly. He knew that even though he had broken through, his plan to help the old man in the manor break through had completely fallen through.
"In that case, even if I am willing to help, you might not be able to break through successfully?"
Hsieh Chih-en's face darkened, and he said, "That is indeed the case. However, this is already my last chance in this life. Please help me, Mr. He."
He was afraid that He Yiming would go back on his word, so after he finished speaking, he immediately bowed deeply once again. This time, he bowed to the ground with a sincere expression that was enough to move anyone.
He Yiming hurriedly reached out to help him up and said, "Senior, don't worry. Since I have already agreed, I will definitely not go back on my word." His voice was steady and powerful, naturally carrying with it a sense of conviction.
Hsieh Chih-en and the rest instantly felt a huge weight lifted from their hearts. Even though He Yiming might not be able to break through successfully with Hsieh Chih-en's help, this hope was better than no hope at all.
For this hope, the Xie Family was willing to pay any price.
An old servant suddenly rushed in from outside. He held a gilded invitation in his hand and his face was filled with excitement. Before he arrived, he shouted, "First Master, His Highness, Prince Ting Minghe, has come to pay his respects."
Xie Nuanhang and the others' expressions changed slightly. They exchanged glances, and Xie Nuanyi said respectfully, "Mr. He, Prince Ting Minghe must have come because of you. Are you willing to meet him?"
He Yiming asked in surprise, "Who is Ting Minghe?"
Xie Nuanyi pondered for a moment and said, "There are four great families in the Fire Crow Kingdom. Among them, the Ting family is the royal family of the Fire Crow Kingdom and the only great family that has a Connate Realm master. Ting Ming He is one of the three Houtian masters of the Ting family. Although he is nothing in your eyes, he is already an extremely famous master in the Fire Crow Country. "
He Yiming nodded slightly. He thought for a moment and said, "He has just reached the Innate Stage, so he wants to go into seclusion for a few days. During this period, he won't be seeing any guests. Please forgive me, Mr. Xie."
Xie Nuanyi bowed deeply. A hint of joy flashed through his eyes. He hurriedly said, "Since it's Mr. He's wish, I'll tell him the truth."
Xie Nuanhang and the others secretly sighed in relief. From their standpoint, they naturally did not wish for He Yiming to have anything to do with the Fire Crow Clan other than the Xie Clan.
Looking at the sky, He Yiming cupped his hands and said, "He wants to go out for a while. At most, it will take three days. At least, he will return in one day."
After saying this, he nodded slightly to Hsieh Ming-chin. His body moved slightly and turned into a wisp of smoke, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
The Xie Clan members looked at each other. After a moment, Xie Nuanhang stepped forward and said softly, "Ming Jin, I see that Mr. He has a good impression of you. You should know what to do."
Although He Yiming did not say much to Hsieh Ming-chin in front of them, these old foxes were extremely good at reading people's body language. Before He Yiming left, they saw him specifically greet Hsieh Ming-chin.
Hsieh Ming-chin was stunned, then nodded silently and said, "Yes, Uncle."
Endless emotions surged in his heart. Although he was sure that He Yiming would be able to advance to the Xiantian Realm sooner or later, he never thought that this day would come so soon.
Thinking about how they were about the same age, but the difference in strength was so great, even though he was naturally forthright, he could not help but feel melancholy and lost.
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He Yiming left the Xie Residence at lightning speed. He left in the direction of the Xie Residence's main gate, but his speed was far faster than ordinary people could compare.
Advancing to the Xiantian Realm did not only refine and sublimate the internal strength in his body and transform it into Xiantian Qi that could communicate with the energy of the outside world, but also the quality of his body in all aspects was completely and unbelievably improved.
He seemed to be taking a leisurely stroll, but his speed was so fast that it was fleeting. Even if someone saw him, it was only a blur to their eyes.
In a moment, he was already at the main gate of the Xie Residence. At this moment, the main gate was already open, and there were more than two hundred strong men in armor outside. Their bodies were as straight as mountains, and their whole body exuded a dignified and fierce aura.
With just a glance, He Yiming could already tell that they were all cultivators above the sixth level of internal strength.
Without asking, he knew that these people must be the bodyguards of Prince Ting Minghe.
His heart trembled slightly. The difference between the fifth and sixth level seemed to be only one level, but most cultivators were stuck at this level.
Although with the strength of the Prince, there was no lack of personal attendants and diners at the seventh or eighth level of internal strength, but even the bodyguards were experts at the sixth level of internal strength. This was really too exaggerated.
He pondered in his heart, and suddenly slowed down his footsteps, and just like that, he stood beside the group.
The two bodyguards in front of him were standing upright, and suddenly, there was another person in front of them like a ghost. Even with their abilities, they couldn't figure out how this person came to be.
Years of arduous training made them instinctively react. With a shake of their hands, the two bodyguards had already drawn their large swords, and at the same time, they shouted, "Who is it?"
Their reaction immediately alarmed the entire group, and immediately, dozens of extremely fierce gazes focused on them.
He Yiming smiled arrogantly, and did not bother to pay attention to them. He waved his big sleeves, turned around, and walked outside. However, this time, he did not leave quickly. Instead, like an ordinary person, he walked outside under the watchful eyes of the crowd.
The bodyguards' expressions changed. Although they were not rampant in Windward City, it was rare for people to ignore them like this.
However, they remembered that they were in front of the main gate of the Xie Residence, so although they were angry, they did not dare to act rashly.
In the middle of the crowd, there was a palanquin with sixteen people. Every palanquin was burly, like an iron tower. Even under such circumstances, they stood respectfully beside the palanquin, and did not look sideways.
All of a sudden, the curtain of the palanquin moved, and a middle-aged man in a brocade robe walked out.
Once this person walked out, the faces of the surrounding people all revealed extremely respectful expressions.
He asked slowly, "What's the commotion?"
The two bodyguards who spoke earlier half-knelt on the ground and said, "Your Highness, a person suddenly appeared just now, and we didn't investigate. Please forgive us, Your Highness."
The man raised his head and looked in the direction He Yiming left. In fact, although he was in the palanquin, he was well aware of the situation outside. However, what shocked him was that even he did not notice when He Yiming came out of the group.
If that was not the case, he would not have come out personally for such a small matter.
Although He Yiming did not perform any technique, his footsteps were much bigger than ordinary people's. At that moment, he arrived at the end of the street, and with a turn of his body, he instantly left the man's sight.
The man hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at the main gate of the Xie Residence, and finally gave up on the idea of forcing this person to stay. He didn't know why, but when he had that thought, he felt a chill run down his spine.
He shook his head slightly. Just as he was mocking himself, a hearty laugh rang out.
"Xie Nuanhang respectfully welcomes Your Highness, Your Highness."
As the voice came closer, the patriarch of the Xie family appeared outside the main gate.
Ting Minghe shook his head and laughed. "Brother Xie, don't laugh at me. Since when did I put on the airs of a prince?"
Xie Nuanhang smiled wholeheartedly. "Alright, since that's the case, please come in and talk, Brother Ting."
The two of them entered side by side and arrived at the main hall of the Xie residence. As for the bodyguards, they were received by someone else, so there was no need for them to worry about them.
After arriving at the main hall and taking a seat, Ting Minghe went straight to the point after tea was served. "Brother Xie, you should have guessed why I'm here, right?"
Xie Nuanhang nodded. "I've guessed a little. Please enlighten me, Brother Ting."
"Alright, Master Shiguang would like to invite Master Hsieh Chih-en to the Fire Crow Tower for a chat." Ting Minghe stood up and bowed in the direction of the palace.
Xie Nuanhang dared not delay and also stood up, but he was slightly stunned. "Brother Ting, you might have misunderstood. Master Shiguang hasn't advanced to the Xiantian Boundary, so how can he be called a master?"
Ting Minghe was stunned, and his face was filled with disbelief. After a while, he said, "Brother Xie, the person who just advanced to the Xiantian Boundary clearly advanced using a fire-attribute technique. Could it be that the person who just advanced to the Xiantian Boundary wasn't Master Zhi 'en?"
Xie Nuanhang shook his head and smiled bitterly. "Of course not."
Ting Minghe hesitated for a while before he asked, "Since it wasn't Master Zhi 'en, who was it in your residence?"
Xie Nuanhang sighed. "That master is a friend that my second brother met outside and got along well with. He was invited to stay at our residence, but we didn't expect him to advance to the Xiantian Boundary in our residence."
Ting Minghe was in a daze. He definitely wouldn't have believed it if it hadn't come from the current head of the Xie family, Xie Nuanhang.
He met a friend outside, got along well with him, and after inviting him to stay at his residence, he actually broke through to the Xiantian Boundary. 'Damn it, I'm too lucky …'
The muscles on his face twitched a few times. 'Why can't I encounter such a good thing?'
Suddenly feeling two intense gazes on his face, Ting Minghe came back to his senses and smiled awkwardly. "Brother Xie, is that master a guest of the Xie family?"
Xie Nuanhang's expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly said, "Of course not. Mr. He is the most distinguished guest of the Xie family. Even if we invited him to be an elder of the family, it would be an insult to his status."
Ting Minghe nodded to himself. Although the Xie family was a large family with a thousand-year-old legacy and had produced a Xiantian Boundary powerhouse before, not every generation could produce such a rare genius.
At this moment, the most powerful people in the Xie family were naturally the three core inner strength experts at the tenth stage. Among the many elders in the family, the highest inner strength expert was only at the ninth stage.
A ninth level Houtian inner strength expert. Even in the entire Fire Crow Kingdom, he could be considered one of the top experts. In order to rope in experts of this level, the four great families had to spend a large amount of money and effort every year to make them elders of the family.
However, if an expert of this level was compared to someone in the Xiantian Boundary, then they were nothing.
Unless the Xie family's people had water in their heads, they definitely wouldn't ask someone to be an elder of the family.
After a while, Ting Minghe asked tentatively, "Brother Xie, I wonder if I can meet this Master He?" He saw that Xie Nuanhang's expression had suddenly become rather ugly, so he hurriedly explained, "Brother Xie, please don't misunderstand. I'm only following the orders of my ancestors to invite this Master He to the palace. I don't have any other intentions."
Only then did Xie Nuanhang's expression turn for the better. However, he immediately laughed bitterly and said, "Brother Ting, it's a pity that you're a step too late."
"What?" Ting Minghe asked in confusion.
Xie Nuanhang let out a long sigh and said, "Master He has just left."
Ting Minghe's face immediately revealed an undisguised look of shock and annoyance. Of course, he didn't think that Xie Nuanhang was using this to deceive him.
Xie Nuanhang coughed softly and said, "Brother Ting, before Master He left, he said that he would return in at most three days, or at least one day."
Ting Minghe's expression changed again. He bowed deeply and said, "If that's the case, please allow me to temporarily stay in your residence, Brother Xie, and introduce me when the time comes."
Xie Nuanhang returned the bow and said, "This is a small matter. However, Master He has said that he has just advanced to the Xiantian Boundary and needs to go into seclusion. If you're not allowed to stay for the time being, please forgive me, Brother Ting."
Ting Minghe smiled and said, "Of course."
At this point, a figure suddenly flashed across his mind. In an instant, a trace of cold sweat appeared on his back. Fortunately, fortunately, he hadn't been impulsive at that time.
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Not long after, He Yiming had already left Windswept City and arrived at a tall mountain outside the city.
The weather was gradually getting colder, and even on the tall mountain outside Windswept City, there were very few tourists. As for He Yiming, he specifically chose a small path with no one around. Finally, he found a small and quiet valley with no one around.
Although the valley wasn't big, there was a small stream running through it. Arriving at the side of the stream, He Yiming washed his face. That ice-cold stream water was applied on his face, causing his somewhat heated face to slowly calm down.
After a long time, he finally stood up.
He slowly closed his eyes and quietly sensed everything around him.
He could sense that there seemed to be a mysterious connection between his body and the outside world. This connection was carried out through vital energy.
Just like that, he sat by the side of the stream, and the true energy in his body slowly circulated.
He was using the Lie Flame Technique that helped him break through the Connate stage.
Wisps of inexplicable energy from the outside world flowed into his body. He could clearly sense that every acupuncture point in his body seemed to become stronger after the external vital energy circulated.
Slowly, when the circulation of the Raging Flame Technique was completed, when all the Inner Strength returned to his Dantian, he felt a faint burning sensation. However, this feeling was extremely faint and disappeared in an instant. It seemed that this fire-type energy had undergone some strange changes.
But what kind of energy it had become was not something he could understand.
After thinking for a moment, He Yiming already had some understanding.
The circulation of the Lie Flame Technique did not pass through all acupuncture points, but all acupuncture points that passed through seemed to be able to absorb some external vital energy and slowly become stronger. And those acupuncture points that did not have vital energy flowing through were not completely silent during this process.
All acupuncture points in the human body were interconnected through the meridians. Even acupuncture points that did not have vital energy flowing through would be affected and become stronger. However, this speed could not be compared to acupuncture points that directly absorbed vital energy. It could only be said that one was eating meat and the other was drinking soup.
After a moment, the Lie Flame Technique in his body changed and became the circulation route of the Vigor Technique, followed by the Mixed Yuan Force, Ripple Technique, and Withered Wood Technique.
However, he quickly discovered that even though he had rotated the five elemental techniques, there were still many acupuncture points in his body that had not been passed through.
Moreover, other than the Lie Flame Technique, the other techniques seemed to be much slower in terms of absorbing vital energy from the outside world.
A faint thought appeared in his mind. After the Art of the Raging Inferno was strengthened by the Art of the Withered Wood, it seemed to have undergone a subtle change. The effect of this cultivation method seemed to have surpassed the Art of the Withered Wood of the same level.
As for the other four techniques including the Withered Wood Technique, although they were gradually developing in a better direction following his cultivation, the speed of this change was extremely slow and was far inferior to the Lie Flame Technique.
With a deep sigh, He Yiming finally understood why the techniques were divided into Innate and Acquired.
The Xiantian Realm cultivation method not only represented great power, but it was also a cultivation method specially cultivated by Xiantian Realm experts.
He was certain that among the Innate techniques, other than Innate combat techniques, there would definitely be corresponding Innate inner strength techniques.
Although he now possessed a powerful Innate combat technique like the Thirty-six Splitting Mountain Forms, if he wanted to continue to maintain a rapid and powerful progress, then he would need to master more Innate inner strength techniques.
He sighed in his heart. For the time being, he would use the mutated Lie Flame Technique to cultivate. As for the other types of Innate inner strength techniques, it would have to depend on fate.
Or, he could continuously cultivate the Mixed Yuan Force and other techniques, causing them to undergo a corresponding mutation and become a technique of the same level as the Lie Flame Technique.
However, if he wanted to do this, he was afraid that it would not be possible in a short period of time.
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